The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 42, October 21, 2007, Article 4

WHAT FABULOUS ASSAY INGOTS

Pete Smith writes: "I was amused by the quote from John
Ford, 'I have a monetary assay ingot that I think is a
fabulous piece.' I looked up the definition of 'fabulous'
in my dictionary: Fabulous 1. of or like a fable, imaginary,
fictitious or legendary. Was Ford admitting that the piece
was fictitious?"

[Last week in my comments following John Kleeberg's review
of the John J. Ford sale XXI catalog I noted the unusually
wide estimate ranges for Ford's Western Assay Bars and was
curious to see how the numismatic market would react to the
sale.  Alan Weinberg's attended the auction and the answer
is in his report below.  -Editor]

 JOHN KLEEBERG ON THE FORD INGOT SALE
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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